Mount Tamalpais

North of San Francisco’s Golden Gate

CALIFORNIA STATE PARK

Location:
Marin County, California, United States

Height:
The East Peak elevation is 2,574 feet (785 m)

Backdrop:
Farallon Islands (25 miles out to sea), Marin County hills, San Francisco and the bay, hills and cities of the East Bay, Mount Diablo. On rare occasions, the Sierra Nevada’s snow-covered mountains can be seen 150 miles away.

How to get there:
From Highway 101 take Highway 1 to the Stinson Beach exit and follow signs up the mountain.